peine

[ˈpejne]

/[ˈpejne]/ noun

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The verdict

“peine” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,895
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utensilio plano con púas que sirve para arreglar, desenredar y limpiar el cabello u otras fibras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-peine · peine · Spanish

peine · rank #23,895 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,895
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pegaba

Nearest frequency peer: pegaba (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “peine”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “peine” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

peine vs pie
60% similar
peine vs pen
60% similar
peine vs pin
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for peine
PropertyValue
Headwordpeine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpejne]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,895
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “peine”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).peinecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pegaba” (#23,894), “Pellegrini” (#23,896), “patrimoniales” (#23,893). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “peine” va en #23,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around peine (IPA [ˈpejne]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,895 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for peine, with forms such as "epine", "peien", and "peinne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pie", "pen", "pin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is peine, spelled P-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio plano con púas que sirve para arreglar, desenredar y limpiar el cabello u otras fibras.
  2. 2
    Cualquier cosa parecida a un peine₁ por su forma o uso.

This word in other languages

comb(English)peigne(Français)Kamm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epine
  • peien
  • peinne
  • penie
  • piene
  • ppeine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peine - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epine2peien2peinne1penie2piene2ppeine1
Edit distance from "peine"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peine"?
"peine" is spelled P-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpejne].
What does "peine" mean?
As a noun, "peine" means: Utensilio plano con púas que sirve para arreglar, desenredar y limpiar el cabello u otras fibras.
What words are commonly confused with "peine"?
"peine" is commonly confused with "pie", "pen", "pin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peine" is [ˈpejne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peine" come from?
"peine" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "peine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parir#23,891palco#23,889omiso#23,884Mella#23,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

most6 variantsleída6 variantskant6 variantssuela6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list